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The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship (sh.itjust.works)
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The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.

For reference, that's about 1/10th the circumference of the Earth.

In SI units that's about 4'000 kilometers. The Earth circumference is almost exactly 40'000 kilometers (by historical definition).

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Guessing you don't want to be standing right next to the dome when it pings, then... ๐Ÿ˜ณ

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

"One ping only, Vasily."